Rolling-stock.



. C. C. CLARK.

f ROLLING socx.

` APPLLCATION FILED OCT. 27, 1916. -1,24o,67s,\

Patented Sept. 18, 1917.-

2 SHEETS-SHEEY l C. C. CLARK.

ROLLING smcx.

APPLICATION FILED GCT. 21,1916. N

Patented Sept.' 18, 191 I.

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To aZZ whom 25 may concern:

Be it known that I, Ci-'meres C. CLARK, a citizen of the United States, residing al; Bur fale, in the county of Erie and Steteo New York, have invented new an@ 'useful Improvements in Reliingtecl, of which the following; :i specification.

This invention relates to railroad rolling stoel: and more particularly to relling stock which is ef the electrically prepellecl type and which may he used advantageously either for freight or pir 'enger service.

The primary object; ne invention is provide rolling stock of this charaeler Whieh is in the :form of a l'ruetor, the propell b y he opereecl under the inuenee ef electricity rwni'effed thereto from storage batteries carried h5; the tractor and which are constantly kept charged. with [electricityv by yflynamos operable under lille influence ol turbines propelled hy Steam gern ern tell Within u boiler upon lie tractor or by air comprei'secl Within storage tanks bjr suitable mechanism having eenneerion with the traction nheele of the tractor nel operated thereby when he tractor is in motion.

Another ohjeet of the inveniien is te preirle :i rzieiinr el chie elmrncrer which is so con'trnc 'all that :i supply of? @oeil 21ml eii may he carried thereby end independently or Simultaneously fed to n fire box beneath the generating Steam which {iper-nies the turbines haring'cennecion Wih the elynaine@A which supply he siorege hatieriee with eleetriei;7 hy menne of which the *creo tor is propelled thusenahlingf the tractor io be used for longer hanls than is pessible with tract-ors new in use and through places in which the procuring er' fuel ie dir'enl.

Another @inject of the invention is 12o provide a tractor or" this charaeter having an auxiliary coach which is ee constriiem :is to permit a nerr-ion of the ooe-.ch te serve reservoir in which may he stored waaier he for, generating amen; `for operating' the dynamo operating turbines with the reservoir having a heating coil having connection with e storage battery heren supplie with electricity from seid dvnainos so that the Water may he fed to the boiler in e, heated conclition.

Specification of Leiters Patent.

arrange therein lf'vih these and other objects in View, the inven'ion res-idee in the nevel eomhinutien and arrangement of pzire which will nereinzrrter rleecrihecl and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The preferred einlwrfinient of the invention has: been illnetrnecl in ing,r rlrewings, although no reszrietion is neeessarily merle le the precise deiziils of construction therein Shown, es ehnges, elternions. und nimliicatiens 'within the scope of lie elain'ie: may be reeoiecl to when desired.

:e n. diagrammatic view of rolling` srocl constructed in accordance with the .in vention. x v

u View in elevnion partly in sec- "cion of e tractor eonsriictecl in accordance with the invention.

Fig. is a. vertical ransverse section en 'the line of Fig. l.

' il is a view Similar to Fig. 3 taken on the line fir-fle Fig. l..

Fig` is n, ,ailview of the air compressing mechnniem.

Like chere 'ers nf reference denote `A@orreepenrling parie the lrmv'i n 'Referring new lo the drawings in detail, the leter A .flea :ries railroad rolling stock consti-nere@ in accordance with -invenn Ation :md which mmpriees a treciger B hving a main seeien il fletnehahly connected with en auxiliary Section l) with which is conf thronglion; the several views Sev ing suitable eleetrieel connectien' with the motore arranged in the easings 1'0 so thai; the motors may be eperated thereby to revolve the tracion Wheels 6 end cause the rolling; stock to he propelled over the track.

The ractor B and coach E nlieol with elecricfans 12 and the usual heed and signal ligli' 13 and 1li which may may he supl be energized by the electricity stored in the batteries 11, the coach E being supplied with electrical heaters 15 having connection with said batteries.

The section C of the tractor B is in the form of the usual steam locomotive Vand has arranged in the cab 16 thereof. a controller 17 for controlling the operation of the motors connected with the axles of the traction wheels on the sections C and D of the tractor and the coach E, it will be understood, of course, that it found desirable the section D and coach E may be supplied with controllers similar to the controller 17 for controlling the motors connected with the axles of the wheels thereon.

The section D of the tractor which is in the .form of -an ordinary railroad coach is provided at its forward end with a coal com'- partment 18 and has secured to the roof of the coach in the rear of said compartment an oilk tank 19 in which fuel oil may be stored, said tank being provided with a siipply pipe 20 extending within the section C and provided with oil burners 21 arranged beneath the boiler in the section C, so that the oil in the tank, 19 or the coal in the compartment 18 may be used to generate steam in the boiler on the section C as found desirable.

The section D of the tractor is provided for a portion of its length with inner and outer walls 22 and 23 which are spaced apart to provide a water reservoir 24 in which may be stored water to be supplied to thc boiler in the section C by means of a supply pipe Q5, said reservoir having arranged therein a heating coil 26 having connection with the storage batteries 11 in the section D so that the Water may be supplied to the boiler inthe section C in a heated condition.

Arranged within the section D of the l tractor are a pair of engines 27 and 28 ot' the rotary type with each engine operatively connected with a dynamo 9.9 for supplying electricity to the storage batteries 11 nected with the tractor and coach E with each engine having connected therewith a valve exhaust pipe 30 having connection with a main exhaust pipe 31 communicating With the interior of the section C below the smoke stack'thereon to permit the escape of steam from the engines conveyed thereto from the boiler in the section C byl a main steam supply pipe 32 having connection with the ,engines 27 through the medium of a valve'branch pipe 33.

Through the above described manner of connecting the engines 27 and 28 with the steam supply and exhaust pipe, it will be seen that the engines may bc operated independently or simultaneously to insure the charging of the ftoragc batteries 11 by the dynamos 29. i

A. pair ot tanks 34 for the reception of with the engines `discharge pipes `in the branch pipe 33 are closed, the engines connected by means of an `pressing engine will are independently connected Q7 and 28 by means of valve 39, so that when the valves compressed air may be run by compressed air which may 'be either discharged therefrom through the lexhaust pipes 30 or through the main exhaust pipe 31 as found desirable, saidtanks being filled with air under compressiont by `means of an air compressing engine 40 are;

ranged within the section valve pipe 41 having connection with said tanks and the engine.

With rolling stock constructed as above described, it will be seen that the storage batteries 11 will at all times be charged to their maximum capacity with electricity by. the engines 27 and 28 loperable under vthe influence of theiiuid conveyed thereto from the boiler in the section C or the tanksfs in the section D and that by the operation of the controller 17` the current from said storage batteries may beconveyed-to the motors in the easings 10 to operate the same and cause the traction wheels of the rolling stock to be revolved. Y

From the foregoing description, connection with the accompanying drawings, it is at once apparent that rolling stock for railroads has been provided which is so constructed as to render the saine highly eilicient in use.

llaving thus described the invention, what is claimed as new,` is: i

1. A tractor comprising a main section, an auxiliary section detach'ably connected with the main section, electrically driven motors operatively connected with theA drive wheels on said main and auxiliary sections, means for supplying electrical energy to said motors including Huid propelled engiiies.y independent fluid mechanisms carried by each of said sections, and means tor conveying Huid power from said mechanisms to said engines either independently or simultaneously.

taken inv power generating f 2. A tractor comprising a main section having steam generating mechanism including a boiler, an auxiliary section connected with said main section to serve as a water'Y steam dome on said boiler and means for heating and transferring water from said auxiliary section to saidiboiler.

3. A tractor comprising a main section yhaving steam generating mechanism including a boiler, an auxiliary section connected with s'aidvmain section, electrically operated motors operatively connected With the drive 5 Wheels of said sections7 means for supplying electrical energy to said motors including Huid operated engines having connection with the steam dome on said boiler, and fuel storage tanks in said auxiliary section having discharge pipes .extending beneath 10 Said boiler.

In testimony whereof I ax my signature.

CHARLES o. CLARK. 

